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The City of Hamilton's Housing & Homelessness Action Plan (PDF, 7 MB) is a 10-year, solution-focused, person-centred plan that will guide decision making on how the Hamilton community will address affordable housing and homelessness issues.

The purpose of the Housing & Homelessness Action Plan is to:

ensure everyone in Hamilton has a home

achieve targets for housing supply, affordability, supports, quality and equity for all Hamiltonians

identify outcomes, strategies, and actions

require partnerships and community involvement to implement

monitor and measure to ensure action and celebrate successes

The Action Plan was developed in partnership with a multi-stakeholder Planning Group and the Affordable Housing Flagship.

Progress

December 12, 2016: Council receives 2015 and 2016 Report to the Community

June 24, 2015: Council receives 2014 Report to the Community

December 9. 2013: Council endorsement of Phase Two

June 11, 2012: Council endorsement of Phase One

October 2010: Housing and Homelessness Planning Group was convened to provide guidance to staff in the development of the Housing and Homelessness Action Plan.

2007: Council approved Everyone Has a Home: A Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness, Hamilton’s first comprehensive plan to address homelessness.

2004: Council approved Keys to the Home: A Housing Strategy for Hamilton, first housing strategy for the City since amalgamation.